Decision details

Short Debate

Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly

Status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Purpose:

Short debates differ from other debates as they allow any Member, other than a member of the government, to have a general debate on a topic of interest or constituency matter, without requiring the Assembly to vote at the end of the debate (as there is no associated motion).  Members are selected from a ballot held by the Presiding Officer and permitted to bring forward a topic of their choice.  The Member will open the debate and speak for their allocated time. The Minister or Assembly Commissioner responsible for the topic being discussed usually responds to the short debate.

Decision:

The item started at 17.50

NDM5267 Bethan Jenkins (South Wales West): Is the open cast Buffer Zone fit for purpose?

A debate examining the problems that have arisen since the buffer zone was introduced in MTAN2 in 2009, examining whether they really have delivered protection for communities living with opencast mining.

Publication date: 19/06/2013

Date of decision: 19/06/2013

Decided at meeting: 19/06/2013 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly